67. Many members from the working class are not satisfied with their jobs because　 　　　　　.

　　 A. they could not rise in the ladder of success

　　 B. they are not interested in their jobs

　　 C. they could not earn much money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. they are not their own bosses

答案　 64.A　 65.B　 66.A　 67.B

Passage 82

(06·廣東B卷D篇)

How many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time7 Far too many.

　　　 This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments.

　　　 We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life.

　　 In　 America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day” they speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day.

　　 How often do we say to ourselves, "I'll take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a higher position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position.

　　 When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal (反常的) mental state. How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area？I wanted to know.

　　 Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure. He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains.

66.　 Most people in the working class　 　　　　　　.

　　 A. have difficulty increasing their savings greatly

　　 B. have at least some experience of college

　　 C. receive houses from their parents

　　 D. buy houses by themselves

65. The underlined word “hit” (paragraph 1 ) roughly means 　　　　　.

　　 A. strike with a blow

　　 B. have bad effects on

　　 C. break up

64. Which of the following is true about the working class.?

　　 A. They are often employed as skilled and semi-skilled workers.

　　 B. They are often offered jobs with high incomes.

　 　C. They are often considered lazy and dishonest.

　　 D. They are often exploited by the public.

79．The author wrote this article　　 　　　　.

　　　 A．to explain why bystanders behave as they do B．to urge people to stand out when in need

　　　　 C．to criticize the selfishness of bystanders　　 D．to analyze the weakness of human nature

答案　 76.A　 77.C　 78.D　 79.A

Passage 81

(06·廣東B卷C篇)

Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs. They are construction workers, truck drivers, mechanics, steel workers, electricians, and the like. What makes this class differ from the lower class is, first, longer periods of employment--and therefore, more fixed incomes-and, second, employment in skilled or semiskilled (半熟練的 ) occupations, not unskilled ones. Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy, including those of skilled and semi-skilled workers, it is most common at the bottom of the class structure and increasingly less common at each level upward. They consider themselves to be respectable and hard working and they look down upon members of the "lower" class, whom they often consider to be lazy, dishonest, and too ready to exploit public assistance.　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 Most people in the working class have at least high school education. Many have some experience of college ( especially community college), though few are college graduates. Unionization has helped the working class, but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly. Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremely difficult, although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents.(Home-owning rises with social class.)

　　　 A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively little satisfaction in their jobs, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. As a result, many seek their main satisfaction in recreational ( 娛樂的) activities. Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses, though few make it. Many place their expectations on their children, hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success, American style.

78．Which phenomenon call be described as the “Bystander Apathy Effect”?

　　　 A．When one is in trouble, people think it’s his own fault.

　　　 B．In a football match, people get involved in a fight.

　　　 C．Seeing a murder, people feel sorry that it should have happened.

　　　 D．On hearing a cry for help, people keep themselves to themselves.

77．Which factor is NOT related with intervention according to the passage?

　　　 A．Sex　　　　　　　　　　 B．Nationality.　　　　 C．Profession.　　　　　 D．Setting.

76．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　　 A．Pretty women are more likely to be helped.

B．People on a bus are more likely to stop a crime.

　　　 C．Religious people are more likely to look on.

D．Criminals are more likely to harm1 women.

68．What is probably the best title for the passage?

　　　 A．Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl　　　　　　　　　

B．Take Our Daughters to Work Day

　　　 C．Children’s Day and Work Day　　　　　　　

D．Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women

答案　 65.C　 66.C　 67.B　 68.B

Passage 80

(06·上海D篇)

The “Bystander 　Apathy　 Effect” was first studied by researchers in New York after

neighbours ignored-and in some cases turned up the volume on their TVs-the cries of a woman as she was murdered (over a half-hour period). With regard to helping those in difficulty generally, they found that .

(1)women are helped more than men;

(2)men help more than women;

(3)attractive women are helped more than unattractive women.

Other factorsrelate to the number of people in the area, whether the person is thought to be in trouble through their own fault, and whether a person sees himself as being able to help.

According to Adrian Furnham, Professor Of University College, London, there are three reasons why we tend to stand by doing nothing:

(1) “Shifting of responsibility”-the more people there are, the less likely help is to be given. Each person excuses himself by thinking someone else will help, so that the more “other people’ there are ,the greater the total shifting of responsibility.”

(2) “Fear of making a mistake”-situations are often not clear. People think that those involved in an accident may know each other or it may be a joke, so a fear of embarrassment makes them keep themselves to them selves.

(3) “Fear of the conse quences if attention is turned on you, and the person is violent.”

Laurie Taylor, Professor of Sociology at London University, says: “In the experiments I’ve seen on intervention(介入), much depends on the neighborhood or setting, There is a silence on public transport which is hard to break. We are embarrassed to draw attention to something that is happening, while in a football match, people get involved, and a fight would easily follow.”

Psyhotherapist Alan Dupuy identifies the importance of the individual: “The British as a whole have some difficulty intervening, but there are exceptional individuals in every group who are prepared to intervene, regardless of their own safety : These would be people with a strong moral code or religious ideals.”

67．On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that　　 .

　　　 A．she learned to use scales　　　　　　　　　　　

B．she worked as an actress

　　　 C．she went to work with her aunt 　　　　　　

D．she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge